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1 Dollar United States Treasury, 'Rainbow Note'
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio vignette of Christopher Columbus sighting land; at center, a portrait of George Washington after Gilbert Stuart's painting, rendered in intaglio engraving. The note is printed over a multicolored underprint of red, blue, and green hues — the hallmark of the 'Rainbow Note' series — with ornate lathe-work guilloche borders framing the entire composition. Denomination and legal tender inscriptions appear in letterpress within the decorative panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE DOLLAR THE UNITED STATES Will pay to Bearer ONE DOLLAR TREASURY NOTE |
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| Reverse lettering | This Note is a Legal Tender at its face value for all debts public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. Counterfeiting or altering this note or passing any counterfeit or alteration of it or having in possession any false or counterfeit plate or impression of it, or any paper made in imitation of the paper on which it is printed is felony, and is punishable by $5,000 fine, or 15 years imprisonment at hard labor or both. |
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